Welcome to OxPolicy: The Oxford Student Think Tank. Established in April 2013, we’re part of Oxford Hub. We seek to investigate and subsequently improve the quality of debate about important issues in our society. We take a non-aligned stance, meaning we aim to have no systemic bias in terms of the issues we review and the policies we recommend. Although the think tank is run by Oxford students, we welcome involvement from everyone both inside the local community and beyond. Find out more…

This research examines the efficacy of the Childcare Act 2016 in its stated aim of supporting working parents of children below school age in England. The report takes a novel perspective by examining the extent to which public childcare is available during standard working hours. focussing on two London boroughs of disparate median income: Islington and Barking & Dagenham. The research gives rise to seven policy proposals to improve the efficacy of the Childcare Act 2016.

Together with The Wilberforce Society in Cambridge, the team at OxPolicy have created these reports into the highly relevant issue of accessibility to Oxford and Cambridge, for low income, disadvantaged and minority applicants.